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The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin (1981, 9 min 57 sec ) by Janet Perlman	Frame by Frame (XI.)	A new look at a centuries-old fairy tale! Using a medieval style of illustration to animate the story of Cinderella, the film gives the leading role to a mistreated, romantic penguin, with hilarious results. Cinderella Penguin loses her magic flipper as she runs to meet her midnight deadline, but all ends well when Prince Charming finds the right webbed foot and the nasty step-family is brought to heel. Film without words. (Awards: Chicago; Los Angeles; Uppsala; Waban; Oscar nomination, Hollywood.)

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Street Musique (9:00)	A Short Film Festival (C) NFB	Visual improvisation on music performed by a popular group presented as sidewalk entertainers. The illustration is by a young film artist and animator who sees life with an amused and imaginative eye. His take-off point is the music, but his own beat is more boisterous than the musicians. He ranges from the most convoluted of abstractions to caricature of familiar rituals, including the bath. (Five awards, including Oberhausen; Melbourne.)
I'm Your Man (1996, 4 min 32 sec ) by Roslyn Schwartz	In Short: Leonard Cohen (F) NFB	Set to Leonard Cohen's song I'm Your Man, this animated film offers a playful meditation on romance and the clich? that go with it.

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Ishu Patel	The Art of the Animator (C)	illuminate the mysteries of his award-winning films: Afterlife, Bead Game, Paradise,
Paradise by Ishu Patel (1984, 15 min 20 sec )	Frame by Frame(F); The Art of the Animators (C), etc. NFB	Abstract Within the crystal chambers of a glittering palace, a magnificent bird performs for its Emperor--its plumage a blaze of color. A blackbird, watching enviously, strives to acquire what he so desperately covets, only to discover that a golden cage cannot vie with the open skies. Innovative mixed-media techniques--cutouts, color pencil renderings on cels and paper, multiple exposures, and backlit perforated backgrounds--combine with human imagination to produce this visually stunning animation short. (Awards: Berlin; Annecy; Gijon; Spain; Melbourne; Antibes-Juan-les-Pins; Los Angeles; Adelaide; Hamilton; Oakland; New York; Oscar nomination, Hollywood.) Film without words.
Divine Fate (1993, 10 min 45 sec ) NFB by Ishu Patel （得獎記錄: Parma.)	（Ｎ） NFB	Divine Fate tells of a mythical universe whose existence is threatened by the arrival of unthinking and uncaring visitors. A cautionary tale with a pro-environmental theme, it is a metaphor for our times.

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Getting Started by (1979, 12 min 22 sec )	Frame by Frame(F), A Short Film Festival (C); NFB	In this animated film the hero attempts to practise a piece of music on the piano. A series of distractions delays him and when he finally sits down to play, pandemonium breaks loose. A short film that will appeal to those of us who tend to procrastinate. Film without words. (Awards: Zagreb; Espinho; Tampare; Toronto; Cracow.)
Bob's Birthday (1993 12 min 18 sec) by David Fine, Alison Snowden	(C) Neurotica(F) NFB	Surprise birthday parties can be risky. Especially when the guest of honor is turning 40! When Margaret plan a celebration for her husband, Bob, she underestimates the sudden impact of middle age on his mood. A witty, offbeat animated portrait of a frustrated dentist wrestling with the fundamental issues of life. (Awards: Annecy; Orlando; Nashville; Belfast; New York; Montreal/Banff; North Miami; Jersey City; Oscar, Hollywood.)